The Last Week Of April

Saturday 26 April. hi there. Here I am again. Today was a fabulous day sunshine and blue skies. The temperature reaching 21 degrees according to the radio. Kevin and I went for a stroll along the pathway next to the Thames and it was nice and relaxing. Lots of people were out and about having picnics,walking or having drinks at outdoor cafes.

We headed home by 5 pm to get organised to go to the Anzac Ball which was in the Baron Court area of London at the Queens Club. ( a really flash tennis club). We enjoyed ourselves dancing, listening to a couple of speeches, drinking, nibbling on some canapes as waiters served them to you and chatting.

We met a nice couple Dominic and Emily from Adelaide who were friendly and we chatted to them. There was mostly Aussies present at the event. We watched a game called "2 up". ( a gambling Aussie game played on Anzac Day) and headed home after 11.30 pm and got to our door at 1.45 am with tired feet !

Sunday 27 April. We had a sleep in and then headed off to Windsor for the day. Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. It was first established by William the Conqueror in the 11th century. The Queen still spends most of her private weekends at Windsor Castle. The State Apartments are lavishly furnished with treasures from the Royal Collection in magnificent display cabinets. The Private Apartments were created by George 1v and are among the most richly decorated interiors in the castle.

We thoroughly enjoyed looking around here, next we headed into Windsor Village for tea and scones in a little tea room. ( The Crooked House of Windsor ) We walked over the Thames to see Eton Village and the famous Eton College. Had our photo taken beside it and chatted to a man on duty there. We then had a small look around the college area and then it was back across the bridge before catching our train back to Paddington station and on to Greenwich arriving home at 8.30pm. Another excellent day out exploring England.

Monday 28 April Regular day. Kevin off to College and me, well I just pottered around. We just lazed around in the evening.

Tuesday 29 April. Because Kevin has no classes on Tues am we headed off to the Arches Leisure Centre ( Greenwich ) to do some lengths in the swimming pool. Kev did 1000 metres and I managed 500 metres but at least its a start to a keep fit campaign. Had to head back home by 1.30pm in time for Kev to go to his class.

In the evening we went off to The Royal Opera House to see the London Ballet Company perform "The Sleeping Beauty". It was an excellent performance, the dancing, the costumes and the scenery were fabulous. Kevin managed to get great tickets on the balcony level. When Princess Aurora danced the Wedding Variation I got emotional as this was a variation that Sarah used to dance when she competed at the competitions. It was just so beautiful to watch and I had to pinch myself to remember that I was here in London. What an amazing auditorium with several balconys ( 5 different levels ) We both enjoyed the performance and it was a great night to remember.

Wednesday 30 April. We were awoken at 7.00 am by a fire alarm ringing constantly. I looked out the window and saw everyone piling out of the complex, so woke Kevin up and headed on down into the street with everyone else. It was a Fire drill and all residents here in various states of undress and sleepy eyed beauty gathered after checking all were in attendance.

In the evening just to get a cultural balance we went to an excellent show at the Dominion Theatre called "We Will Rock You". There was lots of foot tapping, hand clapping and singing occuring during the show. Kevin had been before but it was now my turn to see this great show. It was music of Queen and others. They really made excellent use of the stage and it was a most enjoyable performance.

Thursday 1 May. Nothing too exciting today. Kevin off to work and me off to the Village to get some Euros and did a whole load of laundry. Its hard to realize it is May now and kev has been here 4 months with me 3 months already. We have certainly been keeping busy and there is much more yet to come.

Kevin and I are off to "Paris" tomorrow night for the Bank Holiday weekend so should be another exciting adventure to look forward to. We are travelling by overnight Bus ( leaving at 10 pm arriving 8 am ) so we can get a few more hours in this city returning Monday evening in a similar overnighter Bus. This means we will have 3 full days in this famed city to report on next time. Thats all for now. Until next time.